iF Design Student Award 2026
Einreichfrist:
28. Januar 2026
iF Design Student Award 2026 is one of the world's
premier design awards for students, receiving more than 7,000 entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together
with its Sponsors offers a platform for innovative student concepts. Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the
50,000 EUR prize money.
Benefits at a glance- Participation free of charge
- Chance to win prize money totaling 50,000 euros
- Categories of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Physical Final
Jury in Berlin on 24 April 2026
- Two-day Awards Ceremony in the World Design Capital Frankfurt
RheinMain 2026, Germany on 10 and 11 June 2026
- International PR and social media campaign for
the winners and their universities
Who can participate
If you
are currently enrolled at a university or graduated no more than 2 years ago, you can participate.
Submission
Submission deadline ends on 28 January 2026 at 23:59 CET.- You can register online
via the my iF section of our website. As new participant you must first create
a user account.
- Entry name, selection of category, entry type.
- Add
2 images of your entry. One image in landscape format and one in portrait format. (File types: JPG, PNG, max. width: 4,750
px, max. file size: 5 MB, color mode: RGB)
- Naming of the image: Entry-ID – name of entry –
no. of picture e.g. 1
- Add your presentation poster as the core piece of your application
- Use our example template for creating the poster! (File type: PDF, max. file size: 5 MB)
- Additional
optional media: video link presenting your entry in more detail.
- Design statement (= short
description of your concept with max. 650 characters) Section credits: Enter your name (and that of your teammates) and your
university (up to 4 team members possible) and add your student ID. If you are submitting the application as a team, please
upload a photo showing all student IDs together.
Contact
For further information regarding the conference and submission please
visit the website.
Andrea van Velzen
phone +49.511.54224-217
andrea.van-velzen@ifdesign.com
Heike Meier
phone +49.511.54224-203
heike.meier@ifdesign.com
